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Metal, rock, punk and alternative listings. 66 upcoming gigs across 17 venues, next on 11 October.

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Columbus currently has 66 upcoming metal, punk and alternative shows across 17 venues, including Rumba Cafe, Skully's Music Diner, A&R Music Bar. The next gig is Buddha Trixie w/ Flight by Nothing & Pleaser on October 11, 2026. Tickets start at $6 and typically run $25.89. 3 of them are on this weekend. Moshradar tracks the Columbus underground scene — gig listings, venue guides — updated as new shows are announced.

Overview

What's onThe next 8 of 66

All gigs

Sun 11 Oct Buddha Trixie w/ Flight by Nothing & Pleaser Rumba Cafe $26 Tickets
Sun 11 Oct Driveways w/ Eternal Boy & Goalkeeper Skully's Music Diner $26 Tickets
Sun 11 Oct Failure w/ quannnic A&R Music Bar Tickets
Wed 14 Oct Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers w/ Ike Reilly Featuring Shane Reilly Rumba Cafe $36 Tickets
Wed 14 Oct AFI Newport Music Hall Tickets
Fri 16 Oct Nirvani - a Nirvana Tribute Experience at Woodlands Tavern Woodlands Tavern $25.89 Tickets
Fri 16 Oct Playing to Vapors & Light Sleeper - Anna's 25th Birthday Rager! Rumba Cafe $6 Tickets
Sat 17 Oct Twenty One Pilots - Ohio Stadium Ohio Stadium Tickets

Where they playBusiest rooms in Columbus

All venues

Rumba Cafe18 Skully's Music Diner12 A&R Music Bar8 Woodlands Tavern8 Newport Music Hall7

Gigs

Upcoming gigs in Columbus66 listed

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Listings checked daily · updated 11 Oct 2026

Sun 11 Oct Buddha Trixie w/ Flight by Nothing & Pleaser Rumba Cafe $26 Tickets
Sun 11 Oct Driveways w/ Eternal Boy & Goalkeeper Skully's Music Diner $26 Tickets
Sun 11 Oct Failure w/ quannnic A&R Music Bar Tickets
Wed 14 Oct Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers w/ Ike Reilly Featuring Shane Reilly Rumba Cafe $36 Tickets
Wed 14 Oct AFI Newport Music Hall Tickets
Fri 16 Oct Nirvani - a Nirvana Tribute Experience at Woodlands Tavern Woodlands Tavern $25.89 Tickets
Fri 16 Oct Playing to Vapors & Light Sleeper - Anna's 25th Birthday Rager! Rumba Cafe $6 Tickets
Sat 17 Oct Twenty One Pilots - Ohio Stadium Ohio Stadium Tickets
Sat 17 Oct The Stranger Said Album Release Show w/ Sam Frampton & Mad County Rumba Cafe $12 Tickets
Mon 19 Oct First To Eleven Ace of Cups Tickets
Tue 20 Oct The Band Memo w/ crabswithoutlegs Rumba Cafe $18.95 Tickets
Tue 20 Oct Red Leather A&R Music Bar Tickets
Wed 21 Oct Five Finger Death Punch Nationwide Arena Tickets
Wed 21 Oct Oh He Dead at Woodlands Tavern Woodlands Tavern $25.89 Tickets
Wed 21 Oct Big D and the Kids Table Ace of Cups Tickets
Wed 21 Oct PRAYERS No Tengo Calma Tour 2026 ft. DEVORA and CHRIZ AMAYA Skully's Music Diner $39.95–$99.95 Tickets
Wed 21 Oct DICE w/ The Back Alley Rumba Cafe $25.94 Tickets
Wed 21 Oct Porch Light w/ Hotel Fiction A&R Music Bar Tickets
Thu 22 Oct Silly Goose w/ Cheem A&R Music Bar Tickets
Fri 23 Oct The Bobby Lees w/ snarls & Rat Motel Skully's Music Diner $26 Tickets
Fri 23 Oct Andyman's Tree House Presents: Fletch * Greenlawn Abby * 11+2=12+1 Rumba Cafe $15 Tickets
Sat 31 Oct Friko A&R Music Bar Tickets
Mon 2 Nov Post Animal: Maybe You Have To Tour Skully's Music Diner $26 Tickets
Wed 4 Nov North by North w/ MUDD, October Ember & Superluck at Woodlands Tavern Woodlands Tavern $15.63 Tickets
Wed 4 Nov The Paradox A&R Music Bar Tickets
Thu 5 Nov Emo Night Karaoke Rumba Cafe $18.95 Tickets
Fri 6 Nov Lee Emi (Emilee Petersmark of The Crane Wives ) w/ Cal in Red Skully's Music Diner $35 Tickets
Fri 6 Nov George Barrie Band Album Release w/ The Squirrelers at Woodlands Tavern Woodlands Tavern $19.73 Tickets
Fri 6 Nov The Menzingers w/ Hot Water Music Newport Music Hall Tickets
Sun 8 Nov The Wldlfe w/ Landon Conrath & Adam Paddock Skully's Music Diner $32–$112 Tickets
Sun 8 Nov SOMBR - You Are The Reason Tour Nationwide Arena Tickets
Wed 11 Nov Certainly So Rumba Cafe $20 Tickets
Wed 11 Nov WHY? Natalie's Grandview $32 Tickets
Sun 15 Nov Michigander w/ Wildermiss Skully's Music Diner $27 Tickets
Mon 16 Nov Roe Kapara Rumba Cafe $18.95 Tickets
Mon 16 Nov Medium Build Newport Music Hall Tickets
Wed 18 Nov Chat Pile w/ Soul Glo Newport Music Hall Tickets
Wed 18 Nov The Gringos A&R Music Bar Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Ha Ha Tonka Rumba Cafe $26 Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Ax and the Hatchetmen - LOW TIX WARNING Skully's Music Diner $26 Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Red Wanting Blue w/ Cousin Simple Newport Music Hall Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Ghostwoman at Woodlands Tavern Woodlands Tavern $22.82 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov The Surfrajettes: Natalie's Anniversary! Natalie's Grandview Tickets
Sun 22 Nov Mustard Plug - Used Kids Records Happy Hour Concert Rumba Cafe $20 Tickets
Sun 22 Nov Streetlight Manifesto w/ Hot Rod Circuit KEMBA Live! Tickets
Tue 24 Nov Left Lane Cruiser & 20 Watt Tombstone w/ Rabbit Dog & Benjamin Callender Rumba Cafe $20 Tickets
Tue 24 Nov Catch Your Breath w/ TX2 Newport Music Hall Tickets
Wed 25 Nov State Champs w/ Cartel Newport Music Hall Tickets
Fri 27 Nov Emili' w/ Moonstar & Jackson Bruck at Woodlands Tavern Woodlands Tavern $25.89 Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Emo Night Brooklyn Skully's Music Diner $15–$18.95 Tickets
Thu 3 Dec THE BOUNCING SOULS 'Born To Be Tour' with The Suicide Machines Skully's Music Diner $49.95 Tickets
Fri 4 Dec CKY w/ fivebyfive The KING of CLUBS - Columbus Tickets
Fri 4 Dec HOUSE OF HEAVY - Nu Metal + Metalcore Night Skully's Music Diner $15–$18.95 Tickets
Sun 6 Dec Wild Pink w/ Hiding Places Rumba Cafe $26 Tickets
Tue 8 Dec Lady Radiator Rumba Cafe Tickets
Wed 9 Dec Easy Honey Rumba Cafe $18.95 Tickets
Fri 11 Dec Bird and Byron A&R Music Bar Tickets
Fri 18 Dec King Buffalo Skully's Music Diner Tickets
Sat 19 Dec The Stolen Faces - a tribute to the Grateful Dead - at Woodlands Tavern Woodlands Tavern $13.57 Tickets
Fri 29 Jan Tara Clerkin Trio Rumba Cafe Tickets
Tue 2 Feb Yonder Mountain String Band at Woodlands Tavern Woodlands Tavern Tickets
Fri 12 Feb As I Lay Dying w/ Immortal Disfigurement The KING of CLUBS - Columbus Tickets
Sat 13 Feb Nickelback: Everything Under The Sun Tour Schottenstein Center Tickets
Tue 23 Feb Youth Fountain w/ Not My Weekend Rumba Cafe Tickets
Sat 19 Jun Def Leppard and Goo Goo Dolls Schottenstein Center Tickets
Fri 16 Jul Greta Van Fleet - Into The Beginning Nationwide Arena Tickets

Venues

Venues in Columbus17 listed, busiest first

Rumba Cafe 2507 Summit St · 18 upcoming Skully's Music Diner 1151 North High Street · 12 upcoming A&R Music Bar 391 Neil Ave · 8 upcoming Woodlands Tavern 1200 West Third Avenue · 8 upcoming Newport Music Hall 1722 N. High St. · 7 upcoming Nationwide Arena 200 West Nationwide Blvd. · 3 upcoming Ace of Cups 2619 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43202 · 2 upcoming Natalie's Grandview 945 King Avenue · 2 upcoming Schottenstein Center 555 Borror Drive · 2 upcoming The KING of CLUBS - Columbus 6252 Busch Blvd · 2 upcoming KEMBA Live! 405 Neil Avenue · 1 upcoming Ohio Stadium 411 Woody Hayes Dr. · 1 upcoming Classics Victorys 543 S High St Dirty Dungarees 2584 N High St Martire Family Arena 3135 Easton Turnpike Mershon Auditorium 1871 N High St Rambling House 310 E Hudson St

Map

Gigs on the mapColumbus venues with something coming up

Browse Columbus gigsBy genre, by night, by month

By genre

Alternative gigs20 Rock gigs17 Indie gigs14 Punk gigs8 Metal gigs3 Alternative gigs UK Rock gigs UK Indie gigs UK Punk gigs UK

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Who's playing soonActs with upcoming Columbus dates

AFI Arankai As I Lay Dying Ax and the Hatchetmen Big D and the Kids Table Bird and Byron CKY Cartel Cartel Catch Your Breath Chat Pile Cheem

Gigs in Columbus: the basics

How many gigs are on in Columbus?

There are 66 upcoming gigs listed in Columbus across 17 venues. The next is Buddha Trixie w/ Flight by Nothing & Pleaser on 11 October 2026.

Are there any gigs in Columbus this weekend?

Yes — 3 gigs are listed in Columbus this weekend (09–11 October).

What are the best live music venues in Columbus?

The Columbus venues with the most upcoming shows listed are Rumba Cafe, Skully's Music Diner, A&R Music Bar, Woodlands Tavern, Newport Music Hall.

Which bands are playing in Columbus soon?

Acts with upcoming Columbus dates include AFI, Arankai, As I Lay Dying, Ax and the Hatchetmen, Big D and the Kids Table, Bird and Byron, CKY, Cartel, Cartel, Catch Your Breath, Chat Pile, Cheem.

What genres of live music can you see in Columbus?

Upcoming shows in Columbus cover Alternative, Rock, Indie, Punk, Metal.

How much do gig tickets cost in Columbus?

Across the 34 upcoming Columbus gigs with a published price, the typical ticket is $25.89 and the cheapest is $6.

The basics

Country: United States
Upcoming: 66 gigs
Venues: 17
Next gig: 11 October 2026
From: $6
Typical: $25.89

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